Tourism and aviation: In desperate need of a kickstart
Richard Holmes gets to the bottom of a potential way to help the ravaged tourism and aviation industries, post-Covid-19
09 July 2020 - 05:00
As the lockdown slowly eases its grip on SA’s tourism industry, all eyes are on the skies for when — and how — our local aviation industry might bounce back.
Tourism supports more than 1-million jobs, contributing about 8% to GDP. And while level 3 of SA’s lockdown has allowed for limited domestic flights, onerous restrictions on who is allowed to travel have put a lid on demand...
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